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Publish or Protect? (Spanish version)
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-615S15Service and Operations ManagementShould they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or alternately interfere with its freedom to operate.Starting at €8.20
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Deaconess-Glover Hospital (B) (Spanish version)
Spear, Steven J.; Kenagy, JohnCase HBS-607S17Service and Operations ManagementComplementa el caso (A).Starting at €5.74
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The LEGO Group: Publish or Protect
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-613079-EService and Operations ManagementSenior managers at the LEGO Group are faced with a quandary: Should they patent inventions coming out of their manufacturing process development work, should they keep them as trade secrets, or should they publish them so that they would go into the public domain and nobody else could patent them? They wish to preserve their freedom to practice, but they are very concerned about competitors' ability to benefit from LEGO Group's R&D investments or...Starting at €8.20
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BGI: Data-driven Research
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-614056-EService and Operations ManagementBGI has the largest installed gene-sequencing capacity in the world, and to Zhang Gengyun, general manager of the Life Sciences Division, this represented an opportunity to apply his training as a plant breeder and his early career work as a biochemist to improving important parts of the world food supply. But his biggest challenge was in scaling up his organization to address the multitude of opportunities he wanted to address. Along with its ma...Starting at €8.20
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Process Improvement Template (Spanish Version)
Spear, Steven J.Case HBS-607S21Service and Operations ManagementLos gerentes a menudo se enfrentan con el reto de mejorar los procesos de negocio críticos para que sus esfuerzos no son meramente ad hoc. Esta nota se proporciona una plantilla en la que los esfuerzos de mejora se convierten de esfuerzos no estructurados a buena fe, los experimentos con pruebas de hipótesis que conducen no sólo a la mejora de procesos, sino a la creación de una comprensión más amplia y más profunda de cómo funciona el proceso. E...Starting at €8.20
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Deaconess-Glover Hospital (A) (Spanish version)
Spear, Steven J.; Kenagy, JohnCase HBS-607S18Service and Operations ManagementNarra los esfuerzos iniciales para enseñar una organización de salud para administrar en sí de acuerdo con los principios del Sistema de Producción Toyota (TPS). Describe la decisión y dilemas que surgieron a partir del experimento aplicación. Se basa en una investigación anterior Bowen y de Spear en localizaciones industriales. Encontraron que el TPS es un enfoque integrado para el diseño, haciendo, y mejorar el trabajo de las personas individua...Starting at €8.20
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Novozymes: Establishing the Cellulosic Ethanol Value Chain
Shih, Willy; Chai, SenCase HBS-614001-EService and Operations ManagementTo maximize their effectiveness, color cases should be printed in color. As the world's largest producer of industrial enzymes, Novozymes had invested heavily for many years to bio-engineer enzymes that could break down cellulose into fermentable sugar. In 2010, the company had launched what it thought would become a breakthrough product for the conversion of crop residues from corn into fermentable sugars for the production of motor fuels. But t...Starting at €8.20